That is Absurdity!: October 2014

Thursday, October 30, 2014

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Oct. 30th/31st 2014 - So, either I have really bad luck, or a whole lot of people in this world must have a really bad taste in their mouth. HUH? Yes, you read that correctly. Allow me to explain. Almost every single day I see people engage in a rather disgusting activity which I have to assume is caused by some illness or by having a really bad taste in one's mouth. It happens when I am sitting at a red light in traffic. I will be...

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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

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Oct. 29th/30th 2014 - So, as I have written before, people love to read articles about animals. Cute animals, crazy animals, ugly animals, it doesn’t matter. If it’s about animals, people will click the link and read it. So I began to ponder this phenomenon and I wondered why it is that we get so impressed when some animal exhibits a behavior that we believe to be “intelligent”. I see it every day on...

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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

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Oct. 28th/29th 2014 - So, my daughter carved her first jack-o-lantern the other day, and my wife has placed it on a small table outside by our front door. As its face is the first thing my eyes are drawn to every time I return home, I began to wonder what was behind this whole tradition. And even more so, who in the heck was Jack and what did he have to do with lanterns or even pumpkins for that matter? So...

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Monday, October 27, 2014

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Oct. 27th/28th 2014 - So, some days I hear something on the radio that inspires me to write about it. On other days, I run across something on the “interwebs” that think would be fun explore. Today, however, was one of those days where an observation just popped into my head and I thought it should be shared. Specifically, how come you don’t hear people singing nonsensical words in pop music anymore? It used to happen all of the time, and these days it just doesn’t. At least, not that I am...

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Saturday, October 25, 2014

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Oct. 25th/26th 2014 - So, I was wandering around the “interwebs” this afternoon and I stumbled upon a photo of Robert Johnson. Do you know who he is? You probably do, even if you don’t think so. Eric Clapton said “I have never found anything more deeply soulful than Robert Johnson”. Pretty high praise don’t you think? A link to one of Robert Johnson’s most famous songs is right HERE, and it leads me to today’s topic of absurdity. I am referring to the notion of...

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Friday, October 24, 2014

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Oct. 24th/25th 2014 - So, as we have this last Friday before the big event a.k.a Halloween, I now present to you the fourth edition of “Freaky Friday Absurdity”! For those of you who have visited me before, you may recall we have previously explored the topics of 1) The historical basis for the character Dracula, 2) Science fiction becoming scary science fact, and 3) All about Zombies! So this week I have decided to...

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Thursday, October 23, 2014

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Oct. 23rd/24th 2014 - So, every once in a while (including today) the news will report about something weird or strange currently being auctioned off on ebay. Yeah, it seems folks just can’t get enough of these kinds of stories. So I did a little research on the “interwebs”, and to say that there is an overwhelming number of pages related to this topic would be an understatement. The truly strange part is...

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Wednesday, October 22, 2014

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Oct. 22nd/23rd 2014 - So, if you have read the links I provided in "Absurdity Today" then you've already seen the story about the lady in China. You know folks, I can honestly say that as time goes by, I am hardly surprised by any of the things that other people do anymore, But what really fascinates me is the vast number of activities that people engage which...

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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

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Oct. 21st/22nd 2014 - So, I have always found it amusing to hear people mispronounce words. It really gives you an immediate insight into to their lives such as where they are from, or where they have been, or even how educated they are. I was listening to the radio this morning...

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Monday, October 20, 2014

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Oct. 20th/21st 2014 - So, I was thinking today about the word “game” and how it is quite possibly the most over-used and abused words in the English language. In order to illustrate my point, I looked the word “game” up in the dictionary to see how they defined it. According to the source a Game is: 1) an amusement or pastime or 2) a...

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Sunday, October 19, 2014

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Oct. 19th/20th 2014 - So, I was roaming around the "interwebs" today and for some reason I began to wonder if anyone had ever compiled a list of horrible, stupid products that are regularly advertised on T.V. And of course, the answer was not surprisingly a resounding YES. But in reviewing these different web posts...

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Saturday, October 18, 2014

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Oct. 18th/19th 2014 - So, if you have visited me before then you may recall I previously explored the “brush with death” experience (Oct 9th/10th). Well, just today in the news I see another story about the “near death experience” where folks “die” and then go to Heaven and then come back to Earth and tell us all about it. It’s a rather popular thing in our culture these days. They even made...

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Friday, October 17, 2014

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Oct. 17th/18th 2014 - So, as it is yet another Friday in the month of Halloween, I now present to you the third installment of “The Freaky Friday Edition” of Absurdity! Since the world is engulfed with fear over the growing pandemic of Ebola, I thought it only appropriate that we focus our attention on everyone’s favorite Halloween characters...

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Thursday, October 16, 2014

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Oct. 16th/17th 2014 - So, do you think you have a “unique” personality? Has anyone ever said that you are “one of a kind”? Did your parents ever tell you that you are “special” or that “there is no one like you”? If so, then you might be surprised to learn that there are...

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

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Oct. 15th/16th 2014 - So, the host of the local news radio show I listen to brought up a fun topic yesterday morning and I thought I would share it with you. He was asking listeners to call in and share what items or things they could remember being used by everyone in the past that no longer exist today. It is amazing how quickly times change isn’t it? For example...

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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

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Oct. 14th/15th 2014 - So, one thing that I have always found interesting is how people in different countries and cultures perceive the customs of people from other countries and cultures. For the most part, it seems we human beings cannot agree on very much of anything! Everything from hand gestures to personal interaction is...

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Monday, October 13, 2014

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Oct. 13th/14th 2014 - So, have you ever awoken from a dead sleep in a complete panic with the feeling that you were in the middle of a life or death situation? If not, consider yourself very fortunate, because it happened to me in the middle of the night several years ago! I suppose it is a function of aging, but as we get older in life we slowly begin to...

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Saturday, October 11, 2014

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Oct. 11th/12th 2014 - So, have you ever had anything strange fall out of the sky and hit you on the head? There was a news story floating around the “interwebs” this week about a strange unidentified piece of metal that just fell out of the sky at a waste water treatment plant in New Jersey. Reading it reminded me about...

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Friday, October 10, 2014

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Oct. 10th/11th 2014 - So, as it is yet another Friday in the month of Halloween, I now present you with the second edition of “Freaky Friday Absurdity”! Today’s entry into the strange will be about an old favorite movie of mine. But first, a little background for ya. So, if you keep up with the news (especially The Drudge Report) then I’m sure you’ve seen all of the headlines warning of the dangers of...

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Thursday, October 9, 2014

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Oct. 9th/10th 2014 - So, have you ever had a “brush with death experience”? I'm not referring to a “near death experience” like folks who die on the operating table, go to Heaven, and then come back to life. I’m talking about an experience where you suddenly realize that you’ve...

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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

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Oct. 8th/9th 2014 - So, how often in your daily life do you see a news story that turns out to be “uplifting” as in “positive” huh? If you are even somewhat tuned-in to what’s going on in the world, then you would have to agree that it doesn’t happen often. Well, I was taking a quick spin around the different news and info sites I like to check out and I found one today that I just had to...

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Tuesday, October 7, 2014

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Oct. 7th/8th 2014 - So, I saw a news story today that said “research” suggests internet “TROLLS” are “sadistic psychopaths”, and now I’m wondering if the next big “research” breakthrough will be that “the color blue is pretty”. I mean, who didn’t know that these kinds of people are whack jobs? But more importantly, why do we call them “trolls” and who started that online trend? So I did a little research. Did you know that somebody actually did a...

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Monday, October 6, 2014

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Oct. 6th/7th 2014 - So, every day when I scour the “interwebs” looking for odd news I will inevitably run across some article about animals. Yeah, folks are fascinated by animals and the odd news sites love to post articles of “crazy animals” and “cute animals” and the like. So it got me thinking. Obviously people enjoy seeing...

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Sunday, October 5, 2014

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Oct. 5th/6th 2014 - So, it occurs to me that they just don’t make people like they used to. HUH? Yes, you that read that correctly. What I mean to say is that we have talented people, we have educated people, we have successful people, and we have famous people, but….we just don’t have anyone alive today that can match the overall greatness of a man like...

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Saturday, October 4, 2014

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Oct. 4th/5th 2014 - So, the only thing I have been able to think about today is words, and the meaning of words and how they change over time. Words that were commonplace when I was child are now deemed “offensive”. Words that my parents might have used in their childhood now mean completely different things. I don’t see how anyone is going to be able to properly decipher the meaning of anything written today in a hundred years or so. Take for example the word...

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Friday, October 3, 2014

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Oct. 3rd/4th 2014 - So, unless you have been in a cave for the last month you have seen all of the horrible news that’s been polluting the airwaves and the “interwebs” and you’re probably thinking “are things ever going to just settle down and get back to normal?” Well I’m here to tell you that as far as I know, there have been no plans ...

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Thursday, October 2, 2014

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Oct. 2nd/3rd 2014 - So, have you ever had one of those those days where you feel everyone in the world is purposefully trying to get in your way, or slow you down, or just generally make your life difficult? Well...

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Wednesday, October 1, 2014

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Oct. 1st/2nd 2014 - So, when was the last time you experienced an epidemic? I don’t think one of any major significance has happened during my lifetime. But this “Ebola” thing is the latest scare that has the “interwebs” all aflame, so I thought I’d do a little research on the subject of epidemics to bring you up to speed on...

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